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How to Add 50% to Your Reefer Route
Would you add a leg to your trip that boosts your total trip revenue by nearly 50%? DAT RateView™ automatically
Weather Boosts Freight Rates, Including Intermodal-Competitive Lanes
Intermodal containers, many owned by large for-hire carriers, are double-stacked on flatcars in Kansas City. (Photo by Mark Montague) Harsh
Weather Still Disrupts Freight, Boosts TL Rates
The crazy weather continues to disrupt freight patterns. The American Trucking Associations blamed ice and snow for a decline in
TransCore DAT is Now DAT Solutions
It’s official. For many years you may have known us as DAT, TransCore, or a combination of both. Earlier this
TransCore Commercial Services is Now DAT Solutions
Earlier this month, TransCore Commercial Services legally changed its name to DAT Solutions. The new name reflects our growth and
The Best Functionality You Didn’t Know You Had
Most brokerages save a lot of time and money when they implement a TMS. But over the years, I’ve found
Freewheelin' on XM Radio, with Women in Trucking
Photo by Tom Saunders, Virginia Department of Transportation I was honored to join Ellen Voie and Marge Bailey of Women
Rate Carriers, Brokers and Shippers with New "Company Reviews" Feature
We all know how important word-of-mouth is in choosing who we want to do business with. In the freight transportation
Storms Drive Rates Up for Vans and Reefers
Visibility and road conditions are poor in Virginia and throughout the Southeastern U.S. this week. Photo: Virginia Dept. of Transportation
Pent-Up Demand Boosts Rates in Atypical January
In many ways, January was an atypical month for freight.The weather was exceptionally challenging in most of the country, and
Van Volume and Rates Slip in Icy Winter
Van rates slipped in key markets for the fourth consecutive week, but the national average rate dropped by only a
Profile: Atomic Transport: The Brokerage Succeeds with Help from "the Software Michael Jordan Would use to Win"
If you’re going to start a brokerage, timing is everything—a fact Atomic Transport learned the hard way shortly after the
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